Search This Blog

Grosgrain Archives

October 24, 2008

I must admit, I was OVERWHELMED by the response Grosgrain has gotten over the past couple days. I was so thrilled that so many people loved the Marie Therese gown. Never in my wildest dreams would I have guessed it. I read each and every one of the comments and emails. I was floating on air at my MOPS 'Moms Night Out' and couldn't help but tell all my family members to check it out. The work was DEFINITELY worth the reward thanks to all of you!I know that the last post is a tough act to follow, but I'm here today to announce something else that I am so nervous and excited about. Oh, my heart is accelerating just typing this. You all have left me such wonderful comments and suggestions, so I've decided to try my hand at one of them. Grosgrain will be opening an online store. Just a few pieces. If things go well, I might try to add a couple more things depending on how much time I will have available. You will be able to find the link to the store here on the front page of this blog November 6th....barring any setbacks.

And don't worry, I'll always be offering giveaways regardless of how the store does. It's how this blog began and I don't want to change anything about that. I'll just be busy, busy, busy.

Thankfully for you, I will not be sewing these pieces. Of course, they are Grosgrain designs but I am leaving the stitching to a local clothing manufacturing company whose handiwork will by far surpass mine.You can see a preview of what I will be offering here in this post! These are not the exact pieces that will be offered in the store but rather the prototypes that I have sewn. Those who have been with Grosgrain for a couple months might recognize it as the reversible bird seed skirt! Now ALSO in blue, red and the original green. To celebrate the upcoming opening, this giveaway will include ALL THREE REVERSIBLE SKIRTS as well as ALL THREE OF THE REVERSIBLE SHIRTS! That could be twelve outfits!

For those of you new to the blog, the skirt is perfect for those walks in the park. What little girl doesn't love to feed the ducks? But how many times has she been ill-prepared when encountering a flock? With this sweet skirt she can carry a handful of seeds in her pocket just in case she meets a group of hungry geese or pigeons on the street.

When I saw this Alexander Henry print I immediately asked for a yard. After seeing the print of the large bird feeding on the seeds, the wheels in my head started spinning. I wanted to make a skirt with a tiny pocket on the side, large enough to carry a handful of birdseed.

As you can see, the reverse side is a complementary solid color with a bird print pocket.

Let me tell you about the shirts. They are thermal long john material and better still, REVERSIBLE TOO! One side compliments the bird print the other side compliments the solid color. Or vice versa. One outfit put together could equal four! Neat. I hope you like:)

Oh yes! One more thing! If the winning blog leaves a comment I will include the matching red, green and brown socks. NEW ONES, of course, still attached to the store cardboard. Not the yucky leaf covered ones Lily is wearing:)

Official opening will hopefully occur in two weeks. All of the items you see here will be offered in the store in various sizes and colors. The skirts and shirts offered in this giveaway should fit a 2T-4T.Last day for posts is Wednesday 10/29/08.Winnerwill be announced Friday morning!

And be sure to stop by again. I'll be posting more costumes and giveaways in the days and weeks to come! And don't worry, I'll always be offering giveaways regardless of how the store does. It's how this blog began and I don't want to change anything about that. I'll just be busy, busy, busy.

As usual, if you would like a chance to win these outfitsjust link back to this post. If you have any questions see the "questions and answers" link to the right. If you use blogger just use the "create a link" link at the bottom of this post. If you don't use blogger, that's fine too. Just create a link on your page as you normally would and I will see it using Technorati.

Oh my! I am so happy that I can finally buy all the stuff I didn't win! PLEASE say that the dinner party outfit is going to be sold... I was so sad when it was gone. :) I love the cute material that you pick! I would love any of these beautiful outfits. The red one in particular. Let us know how we order some of the outfits! :)I'll link, but it never shows up, so maybe count me anyway?

Wow! That's awesome! Congratulations on your store! I wanted to let you know that you've inspired me to make clothes for my girl now too. Thanks for that. I've discovered a talent that I didn't know that I had. rosycrafts.blogspot.comI know Long's Park from the pics! I take my kids there too. I had no idea that you were so close. Where did you get the Marie Therese pics taken at?Jenny

Awesome! Yeah, we live in Lancaster. The only place that I've been to in Hershey so far is the Hershey Theater. (We just moved in Feb.) I'm going to put pics on my craft blog soon of a reversible cape that I just made today. Thanks for the nice compliment on the shoes.

I adore reversible skirts, I have two myself, lifesavers for a busy mom. My three gor through so many clothes, having option like these would makemy left so much easier, and they are so adorable. I could see the little girls in them with som sweet tights!

Opening a store sounds so exciting! Good luck, I hope it is very successful for you.

The skirts and matching shirts are simply too cute for words. I have a really cute three year old who would look even cuter in one of those. Congratulations on your new adventure. I will definitely be stopping by on or after November 6th. Thanks for the opportunity to win yet another wonderful give away.

I am so in love with your work! And I am so thrilled at the thought of an online store! I keep hoping I will win sometime, but even if I don't, I will still be in love with the clothes. Amazing! Please pick me this time.

Oh my gosh! How wonderful for you! I have often wished that one of your giveaway was available for purchase. I do simply adore the Marie Therese. It is so beautiful.... Best wishes, dear. I know you will be a success.

Oh my goodness, these skirts are so darling! My daughter absolutely loves pockets, especially in skirts. And I have been on such a bird kick lately, it's like this giveaway was made for me! Will your patterns be available for purchase, or just the finished product? I can't wait to see what you have!

I can't figure out how to create a link if I dont' have a blog. It won't let me do anything unless I have a blog, so I'm just going to post a comment. These skirts are absolutely adorable! I love them!Amanda R.

Do you have any idea how excited I was to read this post?!?!? I've followed your blog since the beginning and can't wait to see what new creations you come up with. HOpefully hiring out the tedious part will help you find time to invent and create! How exciting for you....how exciting for the World!! You are truly an inspiration to art loving mothers everywhere!

Those are great outfits, I love bird things, we have a bird bathroom and so I am influencing my daughters to love bird things and she is into it. She would really enjoy this and I am pretty sure she would have bird seed in her pocket continuously trying to tame all the birds. Congratulations on the store too, I am sure it will do awesome, you have great style!

My four year old twin grand children would love these clothes. the little girl would adore the skirts with the pockets and mom would love that they are reveriable. The boy could wear the tops and share them with his sister of course. If I won the set there would be more than enough for both. I"ll keep coming back.

The pair of clothes are soooo sooo birdy COOL & fascinating! I just like the reversible skirt. Ideal or my 3 & 4yr ols girls who will go to the parks often nt to feed birds here but to feed ponf fishes....Oh Kathleen please pick my gals as winner. The red one will be Ju's favourite & the yellow one will be cute on Jasmine.

I've been reading for ages but always lurking. Want to wish you luck with your shop, I'm sure it will be great! You are so generous to give your lovely creations away to perfect strangers. Thanks for all the inspiration.

I am so excited!!!! I have loved watching alll of your designs hit your posts and now the opportunity to buy is wonderful!!!!!I know you have two girls and thereby fashion your peices accordingly. But do you have any designs for little boys? It would be so exciting to see you put your talent behind fashioning some boy pieces. I bet they would be out of this world! (We are adopting two little boys soon...that is why I ask). But, I am so excited about your store opening!!! I have been telling everyone about you!

I remember when you did the first giveaway for this and I was so bummed I didn't win! Yay, for a second chance! Also, congrats on opening a store! That's so great! Best of luck to you! Your stuff is amazing!

Oh, Kathleen! Your vision is stunning! I found out about your grand opening from Summer's blog, Artfulife. She gave you quite the write-up! I hope you have a blessed weekend and I look so forward to seeing your shop. PS: I loved the nightgown that I won...(and the little hat)...I think you are going to be famous one day and I can say, look, some of Kathleen's earliest work!!!

I have been hoping for this news for a long time. Congratulations! My hopes of getting this skirt for my daughter can finally come true. What size rang will you offer clothes in? Kathleen this is just too awesome. You must be floating on cloud 9.

I love all your designs! Seeing everything you make has made me want to start designing clothes too. I don't have any kids yet so I don't link to your posts but I just wanted to let you know that you are amazing and I am sure your store will do wonderfully!

Congrats on opening the store. Your work is fabulous! I came over from finding the Marie Therese costume which is mindblowingly cool and incredible. You have a ton of talent!

(One tiny comment just meant as a help so please don't take this the wrong way: compliment = say something nice about someone; complEment = something that goes well with something else or makes something else look better than it did previously) :)

Wow! I am so excited to see what you will be offering. The reversible tops are super cute and very practical. And we love the birdseed skirt! The red is even cuter than the original green, if that is possible...

hooray! Those little reversible tops and skirts are so adorable and perfect. I am sure your little shop will do well--I know that many of us have been hoping and hoping that you'd have the time to do this. I also want you to tell you not to burn yourself out but that we appreciate everything you have been doing, and continue to do, for us.

WOW! I mean HOLY CRAP- you are AWE-MAZ-ING! That Marie Therese gown.... STUNNING! Your little girl- GORGEOUS! I just know our lil ones would be instant friends... =)I linked over from another site and I will totally be coming back again. You are so talented!

Congratulations. I'm super excited for the Mini Store and the chance to purchase things if we don't win! Love the stuff up for grabs, my daughter would be so cute. Good luck! *hugs*Here's my link: http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2008/10/grosgrain-mini-store-opening-and.html

PS. I didn't get to comment on the hankerchiefs but I am totally going to make those for my mom for Christmas. Thanks!!!

I was hoping you'd come to your senses and open a store...hooray!! I am thrilled Kathleen!!!! Now I can have my very own Grosgrain, even if I don't ever win =) I just love the fabric you pick out to use.Best of luck with it, I know it's going to be fabulous!

I love the print of those skirts and such great simple lines. If I don't win them then I will definitely be looking to buy them when you get your store going! Good luck with everything and keep on sewing!

Your stuff is so adorable. Beyond words, really. I don't check back regulary since I don't have a blog so I can't win, but I just about fell off my chair when I saw that Marie Therese gown. My palms started to sweat as I went to start my own blog, but alas, I am a day too late. I could cry. That dress was made for my darling 3T daughter. And I never even got to enter. I do tell all my friends, blog or not, though. You're just too much to be kept a secret! I guess I will have to start a blog for next time. Thanks for the inspiration!

A store!! WooHoo!! I am so excited, but I think it should be an auction type store. i bet you would have got a thousand bucks for your last dress. I am looking forward to buying some stuuf. Now I won't have to be so sad!! Like I said I need a closet full of your work!!

Congratulations. I am so happy that you are doing the store. You are so amazing and everyone loves you and your designs. I am sure you will be wildly successful and you deserve to be. I wish you all the luck and extra time in the world. You are amazing. I cannot wait to see what Grosgrain has in store next.

Your work is amazing! I love the idea of reversible clothing- im sure your store will do well, you are truely talented! Good luck with everything!! I do love the gown from the previous giveaway- its breathtaking! My daughter would look precious in these skirts! Thank you for the giveaway opportunity, i have created a link on my blog, (i also favored you on technorati=])Takecare and good luck with everything!

You have been linked here... http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2008/10/grosgrain-mini-store-opening-and.html

I could really use this adorable and useful give-away. I am so glad that things are opening up for you with this new opportunity with the online store. Blessings to you on this new endeavor, and thank you for the chance to win!!! Hope I do!!! If not, congrats to the winner... :-)

Oh my gosh they are adorable, I love them all and that photo with the tree where everyone put their loves on it, oh that picture is amazing!!! it's all just so cute, and I love that there are no shoes, even in the leaves, I bet she loved that.

Wow what a great giveaway! And I am very excited to hear about you starting an online store. Can't wait to see what you put on it and what you will think of next! My blog is private but I have added a link to that. My email is heidijogoody@hotmail.com

I love these skirts! And I love even more that people like you can make them for my daughter because I can't..I will even if I win (cross my fingers) will be buying one of these on Nov. 6!! Congratulations.

I am so excited you are opening up a store! I love your costume designs. I also am in love with your give away pieces this time. I just can't find anything like this in children's stores. Christy Bailey mom to Wen, Guangdong Province

This is an ingenius idea! Double your wardrobe with half the cost! I love it! I especially like the shirts, they look so cute and warm. My daughter (and her mommy, lol) is desperately hoping we'll win this one!

About Me

A blog by an artsy craftsy, penny pinching, party planning, playdating,
fashion finding, sci-fi loving, stay at home mother of three little
girls *and one little boy who always keeps her sewing machine plugged in and loves all
things charming.